| Propolis and bee health: the natural history and significance of resin use by honey bees M Simone-Finstrom, M Spivak Apidologie 41 (3), 295-311, 2010 | 543 | 2010 |
| Socialized medicine: individual and communal disease barriers in honey bees JD Evans, M Spivak Journal of invertebrate pathology 103, S62-S72, 2010 | 520 | 2010 |
| Genetic, individual, and group facilitation of disease resistance in insect societies N Wilson-Rich, M Spivak, NH Fefferman, PT Starks Annual review of entomology 54 (1), 405-423, 2009 | 498 | 2009 |
| Resistance to American foulbrood disease by honey bee colonies Apis mellifera bred for hygienic behavior M Spivak, GS Reuter Apidologie 32 (6), 555-565, 2001 | 440 | 2001 |
| Behavioral defenses of honey bees against Varroa jacobsoni Oud. O Boecking, M Spivak Apidologie 30 (2-3), 141-158, 1999 | 392 | 1999 |
| Honey bee hygienic behavior and defense against Varroa jacobsoni M Spivak Apidologie 27 (4), 245-260, 1996 | 390 | 1996 |
| Resin collection and social immunity in honey bees M Simone, JD Evans, M Spivak Evolution 63 (11), 3016-3022, 2009 | 379 | 2009 |
| Hygienic behaviour of honey bees and its application for control of brood diseases and Varroa: Part II. Studies on hygienic behaviour since the Rothenbuhler era M Spivak, M Gilliam Bee world 79 (4), 169-186, 1998 | 377 | 1998 |
| Standard methods for rearing and selection of Apis mellifera queens 2.0 R Büchler, S Andonov, R Bernstein, K Bienefeld, C Costa, M Du, M Gabel, ... Journal of Apicultural Research, 1-57, 2024 | 324 | 2024 |
| Physiological and behavioral changes in honey bees (Apis mellifera) induced by Nosema ceranae infection M Goblirsch, ZY Huang, M Spivak PLoS One 8 (3), e58165, 2013 | 315 | 2013 |
| Standard methods for Apis mellifera propolis research V Bankova, D Bertelli, R Borba, BJ Conti, IB da Silva Cunha, C Danert, ... Journal of Apicultural Research 58 (2), 1-49, 2019 | 287 | 2019 |
| Verification of oxytetracycline-resistant American foulbrood pathogen Paenibacillus larvae in the United States. T Miyagi, CYS Peng, RY Chuang, EC Mussen, MS Spivak, RH Doi | 266 | 2000 |
| Field assays for hygienic behavior in honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) M Spivak, DL Downey Journal of economic entomology 91 (1), 64-70, 1998 | 264 | 1998 |
| Performance of hygienic honey bee colonies in a commercial apiary M Spivak, GS Reuter Apidologie 29 (3), 291-302, 1998 | 264 | 1998 |
| Anti-HIV-1 activity of propolis in CD4+ lymphocyte and microglial cell cultures G Gekker, S Hu, M Spivak, JR Lokensgard, PK Peterson Journal of ethnopharmacology 102 (2), 158-163, 2005 | 263 | 2005 |
| Control of Varroa jacobsoni Oud. resistant to fluvalinate and amitraz using coumaphos PJ Elzen, JR Baxter, M Spivak, WT Wilson Apidologie 31 (3), 437-441, 2000 | 257 | 2000 |
| Seven suggestive quantitative trait loci influence hygienic behavior of honey bees KL Lapidge, BP Oldroyd, M Spivak Naturwissenschaften 89, 565-568, 2002 | 251 | 2002 |
| Increased resin collection after parasite challenge: a case of self-medication in honey bees? MD Simone-Finstrom, M Spivak PloS one 7 (3), e34601, 2012 | 247 | 2012 |
| Sub-lethal effects of dietary neonicotinoid insecticide exposure on honey bee queen fecundity and colony development J Wu-Smart, M Spivak Scientific reports 6 (1), 32108, 2016 | 232 | 2016 |
| Varroa destructor infestation in untreated honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies selected for hygienic behavior M Spivak, GS Reuter Journal of Economic Entomology 94 (2), 326-331, 2001 | 232 | 2001 |
